(Reuters) - A computer used by Paula Broadwell, the woman whose affair with CIA Director David Petraeus led to his resignation, contained substantial classified information that should have been stored under more secure conditions, law enforcement and national security officials said on Wednesday.

The contents and amount of the classified material - and questions about how Broadwell got it - are significant enough to warrant a continuing investigation, the officials said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to comment publicly.

Ordinary defense contractors who have classified material on a private, unsecured computer would be in major trouble right off the bat.

But if you have already compromised national security, and caused the head of the CIA to resign in disgrace, I guess a little thing like theft of classified material would fall into the "no big deal" category.

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posted on 11/14/2012 6:37:48 PM PST
by ClearCase_guy
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1. Petraeus and Allen were Arabists
2. The twins were Lebanese Marionite Christians —allies of Israel
3. Broadwell had been numerous times in Israel, probably trained with Israeli intel
4. Looking at Iran, Israel just now has higher than average need for access to any intel regarding ME matters

I was suspicious to begin with but if she’s walking around with classified intel, that’s pretty incriminating. arrest her, water board her, get the real story out of her. this doesn’t absolve the administration for its culpability in the Benghazi fiasco either imo.

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